Chapter 9 - Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

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Why are the social classes of ancient Egypt described as a pyramid?

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Most people were in the bottom classes and the fewest people were at the top.

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Who built the giant temples of the pharaohs?

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peasant farmers during the flood season

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Which of these activities was permitted only to men? A. owning land B. running a business C. working as a scribe D. asking for a divorce

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working as a scribe

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How did most government officials get their jobs? A. They attended school to learn how to govern. B. Popular elections showed the vote of the people. C. Priests relied on signs from the gods to choose them. D. They inherited the position from a family member.

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They inherited the position from a family member.

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What was an important duty of the vizier? A. To collect taxes, B. to lead the army, C. to decide court cases, D. to help make alliances

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to decide court cases

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Which sentence best describes the role of women in religion? A. They were worshiped as gods. B. They could become priestesses. C. They ran all religious ceremonies. D. They were not allowed in temples.

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They could become priestesses.

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Which of these was in the sanctuary of a temple? A. a statue of a god, B. a pool for washing, C. a public meeting area, D. a bench for women only

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a statue of a god

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What was one of the few ways that a boy from a peasant family could rise to a higher social class? A. to store a lot of grain, B. attend scribe school, C. help build a pyramid, D. take care of a temple

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attend scribe school

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Why did it take many years to become a scribe?

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There were hundreds of hieroglyphs to learn.

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Skilled scribes wrote on papyrus which is made from

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a plant